Template:Did you know nominations/Willie Williams (general)

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The result was: promoted by SL93 talk 15:34, 17 March 2025 (UTC)

Willie Williams (general)

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LtGen Willie J Williams, USMC

• ... that retired Marine Corps 3-star general Willie Williams originally planned to enlist in the Air Force after high school instead of going to college?

• Source: "Initially, Williams had no plans to attend college because his family was unable to afford it. Instead, he and his buddies decided they would join the Air Force."

• ALT1: ... that retired Marine Corps LtGen Willie J. Williams appeared on 2 episodes of the TV show Criminal Minds, after presenting the series star Joe Mantegna with his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame? Source: "In April 2011, the general even helped dedicate a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for actor Joe Mantegna.".
• ALT2: ... that retired Marine Corps LtGen Willie J. Williams helped to establish an undergraduate degree program in logistics and supply chain management at Albany State University? Source: "Lt. Gen. Willie J. Williams, director, Marine Corps Staff, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Philosophy degree for his pivotal role in establishing a bachelor’s degree in logistics and supply chain management at ASU.".
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• Comment: The stub article on LtGen Willie J. WIlliams was expanded from 1,674 bytes to 9,933 bytes on 2-19-2025. The original article was created in 2020; with two edits in 2022. Original author User:Connormah; expanded article by User:ERcheck

5x expanded by ERcheck (talk) and Connormah (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

— ERcheck (talk) 22:03, 19 February 2025 (UTC).

• Article has been 5x expanded starting on 19 February. No issues of copyvio or plagiarism. All sources appear reliable. Hooks are interesting and sourced. QPQ is not needed. Looks ready to go. Thriley (talk) 16:56, 26 February 2025 (UTC)